Apple is the only company in the world that can charge $200 more for a different color and make it seem like it's a worthwhile upgrade.
That's basically what Starbucks does -- they essentially charge people what they're willing to pay by offering $.05 worth of extra ingredients and labor for $1.
A vendor telling you it's a good time to buy his product is newsworthy?
Not a vendor just a guy who wishes he could buy a new laptop ;)
I am waiting for solid state disks, LED displays and fancy stuff like that to make it into the notebooks - maybe that could help you endure the wait, too ;-)
Yeah a built in flash drive, LED display, and the rumored built-in 3G modem would definitely push me over the edge. We'll probably see some of that stuff at WWDC next month. Of course a Macbook Pro with all that would cost close to 3 grand so it's a tradeoff.
I've got a laptop with a built-in 3G modem. It's cool, but the data plan makes it too expensive to use.
FWIW, most companies will throw in a laptop card if you sign a contract for a multi-year data plan
There may be such a product coming up - it was mentioned on macrumors.com. Incidentally, I hadn't noticed their buyer's guide before - very cool: http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/